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Definition of Oxlips

Oxlip
Oxlip Ox"lip`, n. [AS. oxanslyppe. See Ox, and Cowslip.] (Bot.) The great cowslip (Primula veris, var. elatior).

Meaning of Oxlips from wikipedia

- epithet elatior means "taller". The common name "oxlip", from "ox" and "slip", may refer to the fact that oxlips (and cowslips) are often found in a boggy pasture...
- created for the garden trade. Naturally‑occurring individuals (the false oxlips) tend to have yellow flowers, while a wide range of flower colors has been...
- Oxlip is an unincorporated community in Isanti County, Minnesota, United States. The community is located within Spencer Brook Township and Bradford Township...
- Suffolk, Es**** and Cambridgeshire meet. Originally it was thought that oxlips were cowslip-primrose hybrids but in 1842 Henry Doubleday and Charles Darwin...
- the legendary queen of Connacht. She was launched in August 1941 as HMS Oxlip, and served on the Arctic convoys during World War II. Maev was commissioned...
- flowers in their writings. I know a bank where the wild thyme blows, Where oxlips and the nodding violet grows, Quite over-canopied with luscious woodbine...
- primrose Primula vulgaris to form false oxlip (Primula × polyantha) which is often confused with true oxlip (Primula elatior), a much rarer plant. The...
- HMS Oxlip was a Flower-class corvette that served in the Royal Navy during World War II. Oxlip was ordered in July 1939 as part of the Royal Navy's 1939...
- species are P. auricula (auricula), P. veris (cowslip), and P. elatior (oxlip). These species and many others are valued for their ornamental flowers...
- off Courseulles-sur-Mer. Beached on Juno Beach and declared a total loss. Oxlip A. & J. Inglis Ltd., Glasgow 9 December 1940 28 August 1941 28 December...